Buffalo Sabres sign Brian Gionta to three-year contract

by jmaloni

Submitted

Tue, Jul 1st 2014 02:45 pm

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres today announced
the team signed forward Brian Gionta to a three-year contract.

Gionta (age 35, 5'7", 176
lbs.), a 12-year NHL veteran, has spent the past five seasons playing for the
Montreal Canadiens, serving as the team's captain since the 2010-11 season.
Prior to the Canadiens, Gionta played seven seasons with the New Jersey Devils,
including the 2002-03 Stanley Cup-winning Devils squad. With the Canadiens in
2013-14, he totaled 40 points (18 goals, 22 assists) through 81 regular-season
games played and added seven points (1/6) in 17 playoff games.

In his 12 NHL seasons, Gionta has
amassed 485 points (249/236) in 776 regular-season games. He has also recorded
45 game-winning goals, 74 power-play goals and a plus-65 rating. He has
appeared in 112 playoff games, registering 68 points (32/36). In the 2005-06
season, Gionta set the Devils franchise record for goals in a season with 48.

A Rochester native, Gionta was
drafted by the Devils in the third round (82nd overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry
Draft. He played four seasons at Boston College (1997-98 - 2000-01), captaining
the Eagles to a national championship in 2000-01.